An Israeli couple holding an Israeli flag in Jerusalem, walk in front of graffiti calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since October 7 2023 by Hamas (Photo by Gil Cohen-Magen / AFP)
Published April 25, 2024
Haim Rubinstein claims Israel rejected early Hamas offer to free all civilians if IDF didn’t enter Gaza, lays out PM’s alleged political meddling that led him to quit last month
On the morning of Saturday, October 7, Haim Rubinstein heard the sirens go off at his home in Tel Aviv. He turned the television on and saw Hamas terrorists getting off a white pickup truck in Sderot and then watched social media footage of Israelis being kidnapped to the Gaza Strip.
Rubinstein understood instantly that these events were unprecedented, and that immediate action was needed.
He saw the first hostages being dragged away on foot, in pickup trucks and on motorcycles — including Noa Argamani, who was kidnapped from the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im aboard a motorcycle while crying for help, with her boyfriend Avinatan Or led away on foot by terrorists.
Rubinstein, 35 — an experienced media adviser who had previously served as spokesman for former Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah and as a member of the party’s media team in four election campaigns — told his partner Roni: “I can no longer sit around.”
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RELATED: Nancy Pelosi calls for Netanyahu to resign as she slams his ‘terrible’ actions in Gaza
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Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in March, 2024. She has called on Netanyahu to resign on Wednesday(Getty Images)
Published April 25, 2024
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, the most high-profile Democrat to do so over his “terrible” actions in Gaza.
“We recognize Israel’s right to protect itself. We reject the policy and the practice of Netanyahu — terrible. What could be worse than what he has done in response?” Pelosi told Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, during a visit to the country on Monday.
She noted this week’s resignation of Israel’s intelligence chief, MajorGeneral Aharon Haliva, over the failure to prevent the 7 October attack by militant group Hamas. Of Mr Netanyahu, she then added: “He should resign. He’s ultimately responsible.”
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SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk
